Letter from the Editor

Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient CareVol. 18, No. 2 EditorialFree AccessLetter from the EditorDean J. MikamiDean J. MikamiDean J. Mikami, MD, FACS, Editor-in-Chief, Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care, Professor of Surgery, Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs, Division Chief, General Surgery, Associate Program Director, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA E-mail Address: [email protected]Department of General Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:15 Jun 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/bari.2023.29034.djmAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Since our last issue, we have continued to receive high-quality articles from around the world. I again want to thank our dedicated peer review physicians, surgeons, and allied health professionals for their many hours of work. I also want to thank William F. Gourash, CRNP, PhD, Chih-Kun Huang, MD, and Melissa A. Kalarchian, PhD who will be rotating off our editorial board. Their many years of dedication to Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care has moved the journal forward and we wish them the best in their future endeavors. I want to welcome two new members to the board at this time. Dr. Jennifer Schwartz is an assistant professor of surgery in the division of bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Schwartz earned her BS from Vanderbilt University and MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University.She then completed her general surgical residency and minimally invasive surgical fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Sara Martin del Campo who most recently received the 2022 Bariatric Surgery Top Doc designation. Sara E. Martin del Campo, MD, is a metabolic and bariatric surgeon with Swedish Weight Loss Services at First Hill and Issaquah. Dr. Martin del Campo is a board-certified general surgeon and fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon. She has studied clinical outcomes in surgery and has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in the field, and she continues to participate on committees of many national societies, including the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.In this issue, we have a wide variety of articles from around the world. Our lead study is from Dr. Andrew Strong titled “Use of Acid Suppression Therapy Following Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy a Long-Term Follow up.” Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care continues to hold a strong international presence as we have publications from six different countries represented in this issue.In closing, I hope you consider publishing your next study in Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. The journal is always open to innovative ways of improving the reader's experience. Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions that could improve our journal.Sincerely,FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 18Issue 2Jun 2023 InformationCopyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Dean J. Mikami.Letter from the Editor.Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.Jun 2023.65-65.http://doi.org/10.1089/bari.2023.29034.djmPublished in Volume: 18 Issue 2: June 15, 2023PDF download